Maryland is having a huge campain to get everyone to replace incandescent bulbs with the new energy saver kind. There is actually a big local scandal because they sent two bulbs to everyone to try and then later informed they were charging everyone $12 on their energy bills... We are following the saga locally in the paper to see what happens...



But, back to the subject... About three years ago, I replaced a large florescent business-office-like 6 foot rectangular bubble on my kitchen ceiling (what the builder put in all condos) with a much maller attractive ceiling fixture. I figured then and there I didn't want to be climbing up and down yearly to replace the bulbs and put in the new energy saver kinds as they say good for 9 or so years each. More out of laziness than being earth friendly/green.



Well, the past couple weeks, in light of all the controversy and feedback from folks (many who have replaced bulbs, have seen a savings in their eletric bills with them, and they are earth friendly), I've replaced all my easy to reach bulbs (all ground level lamps and lower hanging ceiling fans/dining room fixture). I'll get to my closet lights and hall lights as they burn as I'll need a step ladder for those. So, I am about 70% on the new energy efficient ones.



Just wondering if anyone else has done this. My friends did a couple months ago (changed out pretty much all in the house) and they really noticed a dip in their bill.



The only difference I notice with these is they take a second to react/turn on when the switch is flipped (some are immediate, some hesitate) and take about 30 seconds to warm up. They start dim and not long after are at full on strength. The light appears the same to me in the room, maybe a little brighter.



I found a six pack of GE "60 Watt" equivalent bulbs at 6 for $10 (actually burn at 13 Watts vs. 60 Watts). The ceiling fan bulbs were a little more (3 for $10), but they need to be "jiggle" proof from the fan movement. I hear you make the money spent back and then have saving savings overall. 6 for $10 isn't bad at all...
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